Maynaguri train accident

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Maynaguri train derailment
Maynaguri train accident is located in West Bengal
Maynaguri train accident
Details
Date13 January 2022
around 5 pm (IST)
LocationDomohani, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Coordinates26°34′15″N 88°47′45″E / 26.57083°N 88.79583°E / 26.57083; 88.79583Coordinates: 26°34′15″N 88°47′45″E / 26.57083°N 88.79583°E / 26.57083; 88.79583
CountryIndia
LineNew Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
OperatorIndian Railways
OwnerIndian Railways
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths9
Injured50

On 13 January 2022, Bikaner–Guwahati Express train derailed near Domohani, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri district.[1] Nine people were killed and 50 people were injured.[2][3][4] This is the first major train derailment in 2022, and the first in India since the Seemanchal Express derailment in Bihar in February 2019.[5]

Accident[]

At around 5 pm (IST), 12[3][6] of the 18 coaches[7] of the Bikaner–Guwahati Express derailed near Maynaguri in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. The train was traveling from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Guwahati in Assam.[3]

Response[]

India's Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an ex-gratia payment of ₹5 lakh each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives and ₹1 lakh each for seriously injured passengers. He further announced ₹25,000 for passengers with minor injuries.[3]Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also assisted the injured people by providing cash amounts to them.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derails in Bengal, 3 dead". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Death toll rises to 5 in Bikaner-Guwahati train accident". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Five dead as Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express derails in WB's Jalpaiguri; rescue ops on". www.indiatoday.in. India Today. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Bikaner-Guwahati Express derails: 5 dead, NDRF teams rushed to spot". www.hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ Sweety Kumari; Atri Mitra; Tora Agarwala (January 14, 2022). "7 killed, over 40 injured as train to Guwahati derails in north Bengal". indianexpresss.com. Guwahati, Assam; Kolkata, West Bengal: The Indian Express. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "লাইনেই কি ফাটল! ময়নাগুড়িতে উল্টে গেল বিকানের এক্সপ্রেস, বহু হতাহতের আশঙ্কা". www.anandabazar.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ "15631/Barmer - Guwahati Express (PT)". Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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